Insulator.



110.880,971. PATENTBD MAR. a, `1968.

G. W. CARTER. INSULATOR.

\` APPLIQATION FILED HAY 8.1907.

1 mvg/v70@ BEURER: W CARTER A TTOHNYS *A UNITED .STATES PATENT oEEio-E. y

, GEORGE WASHINGTONGARTER, or oANYoNVILLE, OREGON.

I No. 880,971.

To all 'whom it may concern: p

Be it known that I, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Canyonville, in the county of Douglas and State-of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insulators, of which the following is a specication. l

My invention is an improvement in insulators, and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of anl insulator embodying my improve-f ments, and Fig. 2 illustrates va somewhat different construction within the broad prin,

ciples of the invention.

visable 'to vdistinguish between the Wires ,carryin y a suflicient current of electricity to An important feature of my invention is what for convenience of reference I term the two-color design.A In practice I find it admake t e same dangerous to life other wires carrying a current of lesser potentiality.

- struction shown consists of the Words' and same dangerous to life.

In carrying out thisfeature of my invention I make the body A ofthe insulator of a li ht red orfire color and mark it withsome (Iietinguishing mark at A which in the configure Oregon No. 41 and this with thecolor will indicate to any person that the wire B on the insulatorcarries a current of electricity of suilicient power to make the' The .other insulator has its body C of an vsuitable contrasting color such as the usua color of glass, and has the distinguishing mark C consistingin the construction shown of the words and gure Oregon No. 2". These distinguishing marks A and C are laced on the outer side of the insulator bo es near the lower end thereof and may preferably be molded in' I -raised characters, as will be understood from the draWin The insuIai-,or bodies are grooved at Al and C2 for the reception of the line wire B and the tie wire B and the said bodies are provided vat their up er ends with means fon securing a :tie wire or D and the pegs E uponthe upgper ends of which theinsulator bodies iit are a o provided with means for engagement by the tie wires, the'tie wires being utilized to* hold the line Wires lto the insulators and thushv prevent crossingof the wires or sagginxnd."

` Specification of Letters Patent.

' Applicationmevd hay 8, i907..l seria1No.372,469.

thus protecting the'public and the wor INSLATOR.

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' from Contact with dangerous wires. As

shown the pegs E are provided with transverse openings E below the insulator bodies and through which the tie wires are passed.

In Fig. l the seat for the tie wire at the upper end of the insulator body is a transverse groove d formed in the uppery end of the f insulator body and receiving the tie wire,

ythe latter thus passing over the insulator body and through the le s and being twisted .at D2 to secure it so thezcl come displaced.

In Fig. 2, the seat for the tie wire at .the upper end of the insulator body is formed by a transverse opening d formed through the ine wire cannot beinsulator body and through which the wire D is passedand also assed throu h the openings-E in the egs and twiste at D3 to secure it. By t is construction I avoid any displacement of the linewire holding the same permanently in connection with the in.

sulator body and also make the insulator bodiesinv contrasting colors so they will inp dicate by the color as well as by distinguish# ing marks before referred to the character of the current on the wire held to the insulator body.

vI claim Y 1. The combination having between its ends a seat for aline wire and provided at its upper end with a seat for v a tie wire, a peg fitting at its upper end in the insulator body and provided below the insulator body a seat for the tie Wire, and a tie wire passing around the insulator body and over the line Wire and held above and belowthe line Wire in the'seats of the insulator body 'and of the peg, substantially as set fort A f k* 2. An insulator body havin an annular groove for a line wire and its astening androvided above the said groove with a seat or a tie wire, and a peg receiving the insulator body at its upper end and provided be lowsaid body with a transverse opening, and a tie wire (passed through said transverse Opening du f engaged with theupper seat thereof and havin its endspunited whereby to retain the ins ator body'in' connection with the peg and the linewire connection with the insulator 'bodyfsubstantially as `set forth.`

'3 ,An insulator body, a peg receiving the same, a line'wire in connection with the insulator body, arid a tie wire passed around of an insulator body i around the insulator body and the insulator body and the line Wire and onend of the insulator body and passed through nected Withthe peg, substantially as set the opening in the peg, substantially as set 10 forth. i forth.

4. An insulator body grooved in its upper 5 end to form a seat for a tie Wire, a eg reoeivi ing said body and having b eloW t e same a Witnesses: transverse opening for the tie Wire and a tie THos.A WILSON, Wire engaged with the groove in the upper HENRY AUsTEN.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARTER. 

